Image recording/reproducing apparatus, control method thereof, program and storage medium

Abstract

An image recording/reproducing apparatus capable of achieving data transfer with ease. The recording area of a recording medium is divided into at least one sub area including multiple types of file systems for management. A sub area to be accessed to external device is determined among the at least one sub area. A file system to be accessed to the external device is determined among the multiple types of file systems. The determining of the file system is performed by selecting the file system to be accessed among the file systems included in the determined sub area.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A recording apparatus, comprising:
 a communication unit that communicates with an external device; and 
 a control unit that (a) generates divided areas in a storage area of a storage medium, (b) determines which one of a first connection mode and a second connection mode is selected as a selected mode, (c) determines which one of the divided areas is selected as a selected area, (d) performs a process for exposing the selected area to the external device if the first connection mode is selected as the selected mode so that the external device can access to first file system information stored in a first area of the selected area, second file system information stored in a second area of the selected area, and data stored in a third area of the selected area, and (e) performs a process for exposing the selected area to the external device without exposing the first area including the first file system information to the external device if the second connection mode is selected as the selected mode so that the external device can access to the second file system information stored in the second area of the selected area and the data stored in the third area of the selected area, 
 wherein the first file system information is used to access a file including both the second file system information stored in the second area of the selected area and the data stored in the third area of the selected area, and 
 wherein the second file system information is used to access the data stored in the third area of the selected area. 
 
     
     
       2. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the control unit generates a fourth area, a fifth area, and a sixth area in the storage area, and
 wherein the fourth area is used for storing information relating to the divided areas, the fifth area is used for storing third file system information which is used to manage each of the divided areas as a file, and the sixth area is used for storing fourth file system information which is used to manage one or more data stored in the divided areas. 
 
     
     
       3. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the recording apparatus is capable of acting as a video camera. 
     
     
       4. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the recording apparatus is capable of acting as a camera. 
     
     
       5. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the recording apparatus is capable of acting as a portable device. 
     
     
       6. The recording apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising a display control unit that performs a process for displaying a first user interface to request a user to select one of the first connection mode and the second connection mode as the selected mode, and performs a process for displaying a second user interface to request the user to select one of the divided areas as the selected area. 
     
     
       7. A method comprising:
 generating divided areas in a storage area of a storage medium; 
 determining which one of a first connection mode and a second connection mode is selected as a selected mode; 
 determining which one of the divided areas is selected as a selected area; 
 performing a process for exposing the selected area to an external device if the first connection mode is selected as the selected mode so that the external device can access to first file system information stored in a first area of the selected area, second file system information stored in a second area of the selected area, and data stored in a third area of the selected area; and 
 performing a process for exposing the selected area to the external device without exposing the first area including the first file system information to the external device if the second connection mode is selected as the selected mode so that the external device can access to the second file system information stored in the second area of the selected area and the data stored in the third area of the selected area, 
 wherein the first file system information is used to access a file including both the second file system information stored in the second area of the selected area and the data stored in the third area of the selected area, and 
 wherein the second file system information is used to access the data stored in the third area of the selected area. 
 
     
     
       8. The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising generating a fourth area, a fifth area, and a sixth area in the storage area,
 wherein the fourth area is used for storing information relating to the divided areas, the fifth area is used for storing third file system information which is used to manage each of the divided areas as a file, and the sixth area is used for storing fourth file system information which is used to manage one or more data stored in the divided areas. 
 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the method is performed by a recording apparatus, and the recording apparatus is capable of acting as a video camera. 
     
     
       10. The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the method is performed by a recording apparatus, and the recording apparatus is capable of acting as a camera. 
     
     
       11. The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the method is performed by a recording apparatus, and the recording apparatus is capable of acting as a portable device. 
     
     
       12. The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 performing a process for displaying a first user interface to request a user to select one of the first connection mode and the second connection mode as the selected mode; and 
 performing a process for displaying a second user interface to request the user to select one of the divided areas as the selected area. 
 
     
     
       13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
 generating divided areas in a storage area of a storage medium; 
 determining which one of a first connection mode and a second connection mode is selected as a selected mode; 
 determining which one of the divided areas is selected as a selected area; 
 performing a process for exposing the selected area to an external device if the first connection mode is selected as the selected mode so that the external device can access to first file system information stored in a first area of the selected area, second file system information stored in a second area of the selected area, and data stored in a third area of the selected area; and 
 performing a process for exposing the selected area to the external device without exposing the first area including the first file system information to the external device if the second connection mode is selected as the selected mode so that the external device can access to the second file system information stored in the second area of the selected area and the data stored in the third area of the selected area, 
 wherein the first file system information is used to access a file including both the second file system information stored in the second area of the selected area and the data stored in the third area of the selected area, and 
 wherein the second file system information is used to access the data stored in the third area of the selected area. 
 
     
     
       14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to  claim 13 , the method further comprising:
 performing a process for displaying a first user interface to request a user to select one of the first connection mode and the second connection mode as the selected mode; and 
 performing a process for displaying a second user interface to request the user to select one of the divided areas as the selected area.